Isaac scheuer



UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE.

ISAAC SCHEUER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

POCKET-BOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 502,143, dated July 25, 1893.

Application filed February 11, 1898. Serial No. 461,853. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISAAC SOHEUER, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Lock for Pocket- Books, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact descirption.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved lock designed for use on pocket-books, satchels and similar articles, and which is simple and durable in construction, and arranged to permit of conveniently locking both sides of the article without presenting any projection on the frame.

The invention consists of a flat spring secured to the stationary bar of the frame, and provided at its free end with a head fitting into atransverse slot formed in the bar, the said head being provided at its under side with a keeper for engagement with the catches held on the hinged sides of the frame.

The invention also consists of certain parts and details and combinations of the same, as will be hereinafter described, and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the'acoompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improvement with one side of the frame opened. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same with parts broken out. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the spring. Fig. 4 is a sectional side elevation of the frame; and Fig. 5 is a similar view of the same with the spring depressed.

The improved lock is arranged on the frame A provided with the stationary middle bar B 1 made approximately T-shaped in cross section, and bent in U-form as plainly illustrated in Fig. 1. 0n the ends of this bar B are pivoted opposite each other, the sides 0 and O on which the bag D 'of the article is fastened, the downwardly-extending arm B of the middle bar B carrying the partition E for dividing the article into two compartments, access to which is had by opening the respective side 0 or 0.

On the under side of the stationary bar B is arranged a fiat spring F provided on its free end with a head F, projecting upwardly in a transverse slot B formed in the bar B, so that when the head F is in an uppermost position, it snugly fits into the said slot from the under side, thus giving the outer part of the bar B a continuous appearance. The free end F of the spring F is forked, as plainly shown in Fig. 3,so as to engage opposite sides of the projection B to prevent lateral movement of the spring, thus always bringing the head F into proper position within the slot 13*. In the spring F is arranged an aperture F through which passes one of the rivets B fastening the arm B to the bar B, one of the rivets B of the said arm forming the fastening rivet for the end of the spring to fasten the latter securely to the under side of the bar B, as plainly illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5. The aperture F is sufficiently large for the free passage of the rivet B to permit of press ing the spring in opening and closing the sides Oand C.

On the under side of the spring F directly opposite the head F is arranged a keeper F in the form of a staple and adapted to be engaged by the spring catches G and G secured on the sides 0 and C respectively, as plainly shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The catches G and G extend'in opposite directions and engage the middle portion of the keeper on opposite sides, it being understood that when the head F is in an uppermost position, the catches G and G are engaged by the hook ends of the catches, and consequently the latter are securely locked in place in the keeper, thus holding the sides 0 and O in a closed position on the bar B. The keeper F projects downward into a recess B formed in thepart B of the bar B, the said recess forming in its bottom a stop for the downward movement of the keeper F when the spring head F is pressed, thus limiting the movement of the free end of the spring. When the two sides C and O are closed their catches G and G, engage the staple F from opposite sides, the head F then being in an uppermost position, completely closing the slot 13*, and being flanked at the front and rear by the sides 0 and 0. Thus, no outward projection of the lock is visible. Now, when the operator desires to open either side or both sides of the article, he presses the head F to disengage the keeper F from the catches G and G, so that the operator can swing either or both sides CandO into an open position. In case the operator only swings one side outward and then releases the pressure on the head F, then the spring again swings upward at its free end to engage with its keeper F, the other catch G or G thus again locking the side not opened.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a pocket book, the combination with a stationary curved and slotted bar, and sides hinged to the bar and provided with catches, of a spring having one end secured to the under side of the bar and provided at its free end with a head and keeper, opposite each other the head projecting into the slot of the bar and the keeper being adapted to be engaged by the catches of the sides, substantially as described.

2. In a pocket book, the combination with a curved stationary T-shaped bar provided. with a transverse slot, and a recess below the slot, and sides hinged to said bar, of a spring secured to the under side of the bar, having its free end forked and provided with a head on its upper surface projecting into the slot of the said bar and with a keeper on its under surface projecting into the recess of the bar and adapted to be engaged by the catches of the sides, substantially as described.

3. In a pocket book, the combination with a curved and slotted bar provided with a downwardly projecting armv riveted thereto,

said arm being recessed below the slotof the bar, and sides hinged to the said bar, of a spring secured to the bar between it and its arm and provided with a slot to receive one of the rivets which secures the arm, a notched or forked end, a head on its upper surface projecting into the slot of the bar, and a keeper on its lower surface projecting into the recess of the arm and adapted to be engaged by the catches of the sides, substantially as herein shown and described.

' ISAAC SOI-IEUER. Witnesses:

SAMUEL H. BALL, MAURICE SOHEUER. 

